HR6296

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:51 | Tran: 22:56 | Set: 4:58

Alt: -36.75° Az: 253.17° Direction: South-South-West

HR6296 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

HR6296 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR6296 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR6296. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6296 during the next 10000 years (3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 16h 58m 50s

Declination -11° 00’ 04”

Hour Angle 08h 34m 28s

Sidereal Time 01h 33m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 16h 57m 26s

Declination -10° 57’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 9°

Galactic Latitude 19.28°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.76

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6296 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR6296. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6296 is distant 250.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 103 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 76.92

Distance (light year) 250.77

Radial Speed -103 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.081"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD153021

SAO Catalogue SAO160186

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP82979

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 4417

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR6296 rise, transit and set times from Nova Olinda do Norte, Brazil are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Manaus):

Azimuth: 101.0° RISE 16:51

Max altitude: 82.9° TRANSIT 22:56

Azimuth: 259.0° SET 4:58

Name:	Nova Olinda do Norte, Brazil
Latitude:	3° 53' 30.3" S
Longitude:	59° 5' 43.4" W
Timezone:	America/Manaus

Set Location

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